In reply to SkinnyG (Forum Supporter) :
I swapped the 317's for some 862's (had them on hand), which bumped the compression ratio to somewhere around 10:5.1. Once I slap the turbo on, I'll swap over to e85.
It has a decent convertor from PTC in it.
Did you gap your rings? Run head studs? I gapped the rings .30 but re-used the stock head bolts (sloppy.) I also reused the stock lifters (seems like so many aftermarket lifters are having issues.)
I also reused the stock push rockers and rockers... I do plan to upgrade those when the turbo goes on though.
It's just a budget friendly build, I'm shooting for around 800ish hp whens its done.
